Damen Shipyards Galati Welders Scoop Awards

Welders from Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania
recently took part in the 2018 Arc Cup International Welding
Competition in ZhuZhou, China.

At the event, the Galati welders excelled, scooping a number of
prestigious awards. Over 380 participants from all over the world
took part in the competition.

The Damen team consisted of Emanuel Andrei Broasca and Petrica
Ghibergiu from Hull Division I, Petrisor Goga and Gabriel
Codreanu from Piping Facility, Daniel Pintilie and Vasile
Talmaciov from Hull Division IA, Alexandru Chisar and Marius
Daniel Calmuc (head of the team) from the Welding Laboratory.

All of the competitors had previously followed a training
programme at the Damen Shipyards Galati Training Centre under the
guidance of their foremen, Daniel Rarinca and Florin Angheluta.

The welders participated in a competition that features the
categories shield metal arc welding, gas metal arc welding, gas
tungsten arc welding, oxygen fuel gas welding, finished product
welding and aluminium alloy welding in age categories up to 25
and between 25 and 35 years of age. They achieved the following
awards:

Speaking of the team's success, its head, Marius Calmuc, said,
"We are all very grateful for the expert guidance we received
from our Training Centre."

Head of the Galati Training Centre Luminita Gherghe attributed
the team's results to ambition, saying, "All of our welders have
the drive to show they are the best - which I think they have now
done."

Marius signaled that the awards were just the start. "We are
looking forward to competing further in the future."

Upon their return to Galati, the yard's management team arranged
a small ceremony and celebration during which Managing Director
Rino Brugge awarded the team with bonuses and promotions.

Speaking at the event, Rino said, "I would like to congratulate
our team members on their outstanding performance at the Arc Cup
International Welding Competition in China. The awards they have
secured are a clear demonstration of their commitment to quality
and a testimony to the rich shipbuilding heritage of Galati,
which delivers some of the best welding specialists in the world.
On behalf of the whole of Damen, I am extremely proud of our
colleagues and their achievements."

The 2018 Arc Cup International Welding Competition is the opening
event in the 2018 Belt and Road BRICS Skills Development and
Technology competition. It aims to build an international
platform for cooperation to promote and strengthen the technical
level of welding.